A report from The Office for National Statistics in 2011 claimed that the country’s lack of economic growth is currently reflected in the reluctance of employers to increase. In real terms, this means that unpaid internships have become a desirable solution for businesses in the face of the economic decline; giving them the opportunity to [...]

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After years of calling for a higher status and more recognition, the imminent expansion of the Humanities department is being heralded as a triumph. Last semester the University announced that it would increase student numbers in response to the Government’s lifting of the recruitment cap for high achieving students. English and History were granted a [...]

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It is assumed by many that in Britain’s Universities, young people will take every opportunity to ‘rebel’ against the establishment.  It is imagined that Communist and Blairite students can presumably find some common ground under the vague label of being on the ‘Left,’ and will take the chance to rail against authority. So why does [...]

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‘Where is the world?’ Printed on a blank banner lifted above the crowds of protestors gathered in the beleaguered city of Homs last Friday, the desperate appeal of the Syrian people was spelt out in black and white. The question is of even greater concern after the issue was fumbled once again at the recent [...]

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We’ve all heard a thousand times that the fashion industry and the media encourage eating disorders in young women. The story goes that freakishly tall, emaciated teenagers are paraded on the catwalk and in magazines causing women throughout the Western world to stop eating. This popular narrative, whereby women feel pressured to look like Kate [...]

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As we awake from the post-exam period haze, everyone is talking about the topic of student depression. Student life is commonly associated with parties, drinking and being a general nuisance to the rest of the population. However, the same challenges that make university such a great experience, present opportunities for depression to intrude. We come [...]

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Before the almost inevitable row with the person next to you about welfare ‘scroungers’ or the harshness of coalition cuts, let’s establish some facts that are accepted by all sides of the benefits debate. The UK’s welfare state is very large, costing £202.6 billion last year, making it the biggest  public expenditure. The so-called ‘entitlement [...]

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